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Pyrgus sp.

Photo by msb86
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Field Notes

Description:

Mariposa de tonos marrones con manchas blancas. Cuerpo velloso azulado.

Habitat:

Encontrada en el borde de un camino agrícola, con gran variedad de flores.

Species ID Suggestions

Pyrgus Skipper

Pyrgus sp.

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Comments (2)
msb86
Thank you Bayucca! ;)
bayucca
Hesperiidae, Pyrgus sp., one of the trickiest skippers! I do not think it is Pyrgus malvae or Pyrgus malvae malvoides, might be Pyrgus serratulus, Pyrgus carlinae or Pyrgus armoricanus. You need the native specimen for DNA to get down to species level.

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